Rural Magazines

BBC Magazines has found a buyer for its consumer lifestyle title BBC Good Homes Magazine, it announced today, 18th May 2009. Kelsey Publishing Ltd, Kent-based publishers of a portfolio of consumer lifestyle magazines and books, today signed a contract to publish the title from the August 2009 edition.

Under its new owners the title will no longer carry any BBC branding and will be entirely independent of the BBC. Under ‘TUPE’ rules, Good Homes staff will transfer with the magazine to Kelsey Publishing. *

Peter Phippen, MD of BBC Magazines, said: “Good Homes Magazine is a trusted, quality magazine and it was with great regret that BBC Magazines announced its proposal to close the title last month. We are therefore delighted that following discussions with a number of interested parties, we have found an ideal buyer in Kelsey Publishing. I am confident that this family business will be able to develop the magazine beyond its current remit and I wish them every success.”

Steve Wright, Managing Director of Kelsey Publishing commented: "We are delighted to be able to announce the acquisition of this title. Good Homes Magazine has an outstanding reputation within the industry and we look forward to incorporating it into our business.”

* TUPE, The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, preserve employees' terms and conditions when a business or undertaking, or part of one, is transferred to a new employer.

Welcome one and all to RuralMagazines.com. Here at RuralMagazines we brings together under one roof all of the specialist rural publications we produce. Kelsey Publishing Group produces 25 titles in total - for a full list please visit www.kelsey.co.uk - 5 of those are of rural interest and you’ll find selected content from all of these publications here. The rural titles produced by Kelsey Publishing are: Country Kitchen, Grow It, Local Rider, Practical Poultry and Good Homes

We also produce books - for details of these, please visit www.kelsey-books.com.